Pakistani top batsman Azhar Ali achieves a big milestone in his career
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Pakistan’s top-order batter, Azhar Ali has become only the 5th Pakistani player to get past 7,000 Test runs. He follows legendary batter, Mohammad Yousuf, who scored 7,530 runs in 90 matches.
Azhar Ali achieved the feat on the 3rd day of the final Test against Australia in Lahore. The right-handed batter is currently batting on 74 with Pakistan going strong on 196/2.
Azhar currently has an average of 43.47 with a career-best score of 302*. The 37-year-old has 19 centuries and 35 fifties to his name in an illustrious career that started back in 2010.
With this achievement, Azhar has joined the list of elite superstars of Pakistan cricket. Before him, only Younis Khan, Javed Miandad, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Mohammad Yousuf had scored over 7,000 Test runs. Topping the charts for Pakistan is Younis Khan, who amassed 10,099 runs in 118 matches at an impressive average of 52.05.
Below is the list of players with the most Test runs for Pakistan: PlayerSpanMatInnsNO*Runs*HSAve10050 Younis Khan 2000-2017 118 213 19 *10,099* 313 52.05 34 33 Javed Miandad 1976-1993 124 189 21 *8,832* 280* 52.57 23 43 Inzamam-ul-Haq 1992-2007 119 198 22 *8,829* 329 50.16 25 46 Mohammad Yousuf 1998-2010 90 156 12 *7,530* 223 52.29 24 33 Azhar Ali 2010-2022 94* 173 12 *7,000* 302* 43.47 link
